Yakö language
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The Yakö language (also Lokö or Lokạạ) is an Upper Cross River language of the Yakö people (Yakurr) of Nigeria.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | k | k͡p | |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ɡ͡b | |
| Fricative | f | s | ||||
| Tap | (ɾ) | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | j | w |
- [ɾ] may occur as an allophone of /d/, a variant of /l/, or as a result of contact with other languages such as Efik or Yoruba.
- Sounds /b, t, d/ are heard as unreleased [b̚, t̚, d̚] when in word-final position.